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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1911
Page
9
In Connellsville Pennsylvania a gas explosion toppled McCrory’s ten cent store injuring twelve and killing five. Four women and one man perished as flames spread to nine buildings. The blast began when a worker removed a gas meter and failed to seal pipes.
Alma J. Evans testified that Mrs. Shenk, on trial for poisoning her husband, instructed her to retrieve a safe deposit key from the husband’s trousers if he died suddenly and bring it to her before the family learned of the death. Evans quoted Mrs. Shenk saying John was too old and she wanted a "Young society blood."
A local forecast warns residents to be on guard today as superstition marks Friday the Thirteenth with expected misfortunes and strange, unexpected happenings per popular tradition. The calendar is cited as the explanation for the omen.
Eighteen insurgents killed or wounded as fifteen to twenty federal troops suffer heavy losses in a battle along the Rio Grande near Comstock Texas. Insurgents retreat to a hill stronghold after dawn fight. burials and wounded care underway. Meanwhile Pasqual Orozco’s main force rests near Guerrero while a train halt disrupts local mining and food supply in Chihuahua.
James R. Wood, a Boston detective, testified for the Baldwin estate while Anita Turnbull called him a traitor and forger during cross examination. The letter cited alleges Baldwin’s stinginess toward women and hints at divorce, marriage, and naming a child as leverage in the dispute.
Wyoming coal production in 1909 rose to 6,476,909 short tons from 6,450,902 in 1908, a 16 percent gain aided by higher output despite lower prices. Sheridan county saw a large drop in value, while Sweetwater and Uinta counties showed mixed price changes. The 1909 Wyoming coal industry recorded 140 mine accidents with 20 fatalities and no gas or dust explosions.
Francis J. Heney, ex San Francisco official, urged at the Church of the Messiah that political power is captured by big public service corporations. He criticized the tenderloin’s voting patterns aligned with bankers and wealthy bosses, and favored municipal ownership to curb graft and educate the public against corruption.
Hugh Mitchell told a House committee that Peary may have passed within a mile and a sixteenth of the Pole. He questioned Peary's observations and suggested possible inaccuracy of the reported measurements.
Helena January 12. Authorities believe they have captured John Davis, one of two men believed to have robbed a post office in fall at Boseman. Cassidy had been reported in South America and may be the same figure sought by investigators.
Rolang G. Garros braved gusty winds in a Clériot monoplane to open the Fort Worth aviation meet with a twenty minute flight over the suburb of the city on January 12.
In Concord on January 1, lawyers led by William E Chandler and Hannis Taylor assert the residuary clause bequeathing two million dollars to the mother church is invalid under New Hampshire and Massachusetts statutes. They say Mrs. Eddy died intestate, with the residuary estate passing to kin. Attorneys Jenicht seek court construction and injunction over the clause.
Champ Clark asserts Democrats did not reverse last March and stood for precedent as they opposed Cannon's ruling. He says the goal was to rebuke the rules committee’s domination that had grown intolerable in the house.
Governor Shafroth announced that the first ballot to select a successor to the late Charles T. Hughes for the Senate will be conducted on January 24. He will notify the legislature to begin voting, with the process starting on the second Tuesday following the notice.
In Albany on January 12 the senate clerk's southeast corner liquor cabinet known as the arsenal has vanished. Lawmakers and staff warned there will be no more spirits in the clerk's office and urged carrying whiskey bottles from the south to sharpen wit or lift spirits during the coming legislative session.
Salt Lake City January 12 Senator George Sutherland was chosen by the Republican caucus to succeed himself as United States senator. He will be formally elected by the legislature in January.
A January 16 1776 convention documented Palmer's official renunciation of allegiance to Britain and declaration as free and independent long before the United States. The finding, dated January 12, highlights the town records showing Palmer’s early stance ahead of national independence.
A chaotic sketch notesTIMOTHY BURKE and the Republican machine in turmoil as rumors fly in Cheyenne. The piece describes public men, legislative activity, and shifting loyalties, with Burke forced out by party councils while historic politics and social chatter swirl around the capital.
A large crowd heard Governor Carey deliver a lengthy message as both chambers of the legislature convened for the Eleventh session. The joint assembly applauded him. committees and initial orders were announced as the day opened with promises of new bills and business.
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